Cal Poly Ranked No. 22 by Perfect Game in Preseason Division I Poll

Jan 11, 2017

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — Armed with all four returning starting pitchers and 18 other lettermen off last year's squad which finished 32-25, the 2017 Cal Poly baseball team is ranked No. 22 in Perfect Game's preseason Division I college baseball poll.

Coach Larry Lee's Mustangs are one of seven teams in the top 25 that did not make the postseason a year ago. The others are No. 7 Oregon State, No. 12 North Carolina, No. 16 Stanford, No. 17 Texas, No. 20 Houston and No. 23 Maryland.

Only one other Big West Conference team is in the poll — No. 15 Cal State Fullerton. The Mustangs host the Titans on April 21-23 and also will host No. 16 Stanford on Feb. 20.

With five preseason All-Americans, Texas Christian is ranked No. 1 as the Horned Frogs finished third in the College World Series a year ago. Rounding out the top five are No. 2 LSU, No. 3 Florida State, No. 4 Florida and No. 5 South Carolina.